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Born · November 27, 1903
Died · November 15, 1988 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968). She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978). In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease. Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940. She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.
Mary Grey
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1984
Queen Mother
5.0
1982
Mrs. Pearce
0.0
1981
Nanny Hawkins · (11 episodes)
8.0
1981
Madame Raquin · (3 episodes)
5.9
1980
Aunt Lydia
7.8
1979
Aunt
7.0
1978
(1 episode)
0.0
1977
Grandmother
5.3
1976
Mrs. Jarley
4.5
1975
Mrs. Helen Fiedke
5.9
1974
Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
6.8
1973
Mrs. Hudson
0.0
1972
Gran Alice Tallent
5.1
1972
Kathleen
7.8
1972
(1 episode)
6.1
1970
Sister
0.0
1970
Mrs. Gray
5.9
1970
Mrs. Hayes
7.1
1970
Mother
5.9
1969
Matron
7.1
1968
Julia Pryton
0.0
1968
Mrs. Brown
4.5
1968
1.5
1967
Tea Lady (uncredited)
5.3
1967
Catherine Parsons
5.8
1965
Aunt Annie
7.3
1965
Aunt Lil
6.1
1965
Aunt Mildred
5.5
1965
Mrs. Pearce
7.5
1964
Mrs. Bramson
6.8
1964
Alice Fisher
6.9
1963
Helga Lang
6.7
1960
Nanny
4.2
1959
Mrs. Daniels
7.2
1958
0.0
1958
Agnes Smith
6.5
1957
Mrs. Joe
0.0
1957
Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
6.2
1956
Miss Linstead
0.0
1956
Nurse (uncredited)
5.4
1956
Mrs. Thomas, landlady
7.0
1956
Librarian
7.0
1956
(1 episode)
4.6
1955
Monica Bare
6.4
1955
Midwife Appleby
5.6
1954
Landlady
6.1
1954
Waitress (uncredited)
5.7
1954
Mrs. McBain
7.0
1954
Midwifery Sister
6.4
1954
Mum with Pram
6.8
1954
Mrs MacGregor
7.5
1953
Miss Minter
5.6
1952
Mrs. Mead
0.0
1950
0.0
1950
Fussy Mother
6.1
1950
Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
6.6
1949
Lady Levenson
6.0
1949
Vicar's Wife
6.0
1949
Miss Barnes
7.0
1948